Votes:0You are here: Home > LATEST NEWS 31.10.07 Unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Somalia International NGOs cannot adequately respond to the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Somalia NEWS LIST AND PRESS CONTACT THE EMERGENCY ROSTER MINE ACTION - DANISH DEMINING GROUP DANISH COURSES FOR FOREIGNERS Repatriating to South Sudan Anyasi Kiko has repatriated and is now the Chairman of one of the Farmer Field Schools. The Danish Refugee Council are building up Farmer Field Schools in South Sudan. The schools are built around demonstration farms where vulnerable community members learn about better methods of farming for higher production where access to land is limited. Read about the Farmer Field Schools and Anyasi Kiko, one of the women who has returned to South Sudan to rebuild her life and Read MoreGo to Site

Votes:0Falconry in
Denmark My peregrine "Esther". (Photo: Ole Kramer) "Hillo, ho, ho, boy. Come, bird, come..." Hamlet, Act I, Sc. 5 Falconry is one of the most ancient means of hunting still practised. 4000 years it's history can be traced back in history. In Scandinavia archaeological evidence has dated it's existence as far back as to the 5th century. Through history several Danish kings have practised the sport, though the trapping and distribution of gyrfalcons from Iceland and Norway have probably been of greater significance than the hunting itself. A Royal Falconry was established in the 16th century. It was abolished in the early 19th century, and since then falconry have been anonymous in Denmark. Not until the early 1970's a club maintaining the interests of falconry was established. I Read MoreGo to Site

Votes:0Friday, April 10, 1998 Fashion fad goes Hawaiian By AMY BROSEY Collegian Arts Writer You don't have to be Jimmy Buffett to pull off one of the fun new summer trends this year -- the Hawaiian shirt. Maybe the flowered shirts give wearers an instant feeling of sailing away on a cruise to Margaritaville, or maybe they're just a more grown-up flashback to the days when everyone had to have a pair of Jams shorts. No matter what it is that makes someone want to put on the gaudy shirts, even in landlocked Central Pennsylvania, Hawaiian shirts that were once worn only by surfers can be seen on pedestrians enjoying the warm weather. Neil Deaver (freshman-DUS) sports a Hawaian shirt on Wednesday. (Collegian Photo/Alex de Jesus - click for full size image) Jack Harper, a clothing store located at 114 Read MoreGo to Site

Votes:0? Used Rubber USA wallets, bags, and planners are made from reclaimed inner tubes, a high-quality industrial rubber. Mostly we use truck tubes, the kind kids swim or sled with. We also incorporate car, motorcycle, and bicycle tube into some products. All of the rubber is post-consumer waste, which we reclaim from the waste stream ourselves. Pictured above: Our Briefcases and Backpacks . The hard-working briefcase gets a makeover, Used Rubber USA style. We are very pleased to be sharing our online store with you. As you will see, Used Rubber USA is an unusual company, both in what we make and in how we choose to do business. Used Rubber USA products are for people who appreciate well-crafted design and for those who know that the consumer goods an individual buys have a direct effect on the Read MoreGo to Site